(CNN) After growing his hair for six years, an Alabama teenager has cut it off to raise thousands of dollars for children with cancer. Kieran Moïse, 18, started growing out his hair in the eighth grade, after losing a friend to brain cancer. He had seen people donate their hair to children who had lost theirs during medical treatment and wanted to do the same, his mother Kelly Moïse, 49, told CNN. In May, Moïse graduated from high school with an impressive 19-inch Afro. But with him set to enter the US Air Force Academy, it was finally time for the big trim.

Source: CNN July 10, 2021 17:15 UTC